January 12, 2012 / Front Page

A 35-year-old Brunswick man with a history of committing residential burglaries will serve 15 months in jail after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a September 2011 burglary at Linnhaven Mobile Home Park. More...

In announcing his veto of LD 205, a bill that would have exempted nonprofit performing arts centers from having to pay says tax, Gov. Paul LePage attempted to portray himself as a fiscal watchdog and principled guardian of state sales tax exemptions. More...

Breaking News - 1/12/2012 6:06 PM

BATH — The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department charged a Bath man with more than a dozen counts of sexual abuse of a minor, following investigation of alleged offenses occurring over the course of several months in 2011. More...

As Regional School Unit 1 begins to grapple with the approximately $1 million budget gap Superintendent Patrick Manuel announced in December, administrators have created an online survey to garner input from residents of the district’s five com More...

A West Bath woman was taken to a Brunswick hospital Tuesday after swerving to avoid a deer in the road, according to the Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Department. The crash was reported at 5:34 p.m. Lt. More...

On the first series of their regular-season meeting, the Denver Broncos rushed for 73 yards against the New England Patriots. By the end of the first quarter, that total reached 167. When the game was over, though, the Patriots had a 41- 23 win. More...

DIXFIELD ( AP) — The board of a western Maine school district has voted to allow a book that contains sexual themes and strong language in district middle school libraries, but will only lend it to students who have parental permission. More...

BANGOR ( AP) — The Maine medical examiner’s office says a man who died at a Bangor hospital last summer is the state’s first confirmed death as a result of an overdose of the drug known as bath salts. More...